Hay River Timeline
Discover How Interesting Our History Truly Is!
1949
First Highway North
Feb
Built from Grimshaw, AB to Hay River, NT making it the first community to be linked with the south.
Feb
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1963
Hay River Flood
Feb
After a very bad flood, many of the residents decided to move out of the flood plain establishing a new area of town.
Feb
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1988
Pine Point Closes
Feb
An entire single industry town was built to mine ore but closes after 23 years.
Feb
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1998
North America's First Diamond Mine
Feb
Ekati went into operation on the barrenlands near Lac de Gras.
Feb
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2016
Government Rescues Shipping
Jan
The government of the Northwest Territories stepped in to purchase the assets of the financially troubled barge company.
Jan
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2016